August 20, 2013

ST. MARYS — When Anita Barton lost a beloved horse after a summer of nursing the animal, she knew, intellectually as a school guidance counselor, that doing something out of grief is usually not the best choice.

“A lot of my friends said, ‘You do not need a puppy,’” Barton said. “But what did I do, I went and got a puppy.”

August 19th

August 19, 2013

ST. MARYS — It was a busy weekend for the Resource and Opportunity Center in St. Marys.

A 5K Saturday morning raised funds for the center, the proceeds of Christian music festival Waynestock went to the cause and on Sunday, founders Joe and Bev Hurlburt rounded out the week serving a weekly free supper. As the ROC creeps up on its first birthday Oct. 1, the founders can look back at how the center has grown into its mission of giving people the resources they need to make success for themselves.

She is also survived by a stepdaughter, Heather Crouch of Marysville; three brothers; one sister; four grandsons; a granddaughter; and her mother-in-law, Nelva Smith; and; two sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law.